I could go away -- and leave some of you sitting before your computers all smug and satisfied, thinking that you, somehow, made that nasty God-loving man stop.
Then again, I could just start quoting Bible verses for a couple more pages..
What to do? Wwhat to do? Decisions, decisions...
Ok, I've decided...
One last thing.
Stuff in this universe that is TRUE does not go away just because someone decides that they do not believe it. True stuff remains true, for all people, for all times, for all places.
Some of you have a difficult time with that sort of thought, becasue you think that YOU make up the reality of your world. I'd thing that you have a lot to learn yet, but you'll have to find that out for yourselves along the way.
What I do recommend is that you all go out and get really rich and really satisfied while you still know it all. I'm sure that not a one of you is going to have marriage problems or problems with your kids some day -- that never happens to you -- right?
I'm also sure that you will never loose your jobs, or worse --for those things only happen to "stupid people" and most of you are SO smart.
What I've learned over the past 20 years in the ministry is that SOMEDAY something will happen in your life -- something so out of control, so out of your ability to deal with it -- that you will turn to someone like me, sitting in an office in a church somewhere. It's inevitable. I know, I see folks like this every day.
The sad thing is that they come in AFTER the damage has been done. The guys come AFTER their wife has left them for another man. The women come AFTER their "bad boy" man has had his most recent affair. They come AFTER their kids are hooked on dope, after their daughters are pregnant, and after they have had a couple kids out of wedlock -- wondering why God hates them...
It's always the say story... "I was just doing what everyone else was doing..." Generally followed by, "Why are THEY succesful and I/we suck?"
Truth is truth -- no matter how you slice it, and the truth is that in this world there are trials and temptations. The truth is that people are sinners -- and worse still, most like it -- until it catches up with them. Then they just get unhappy and angry at the same God that they would not acknowledge earlier.
Some, however, discover the author of the truth -- and they turn to Him. What they discover is that God is in the business of REBUILDING torn and damaged relationships -- and that God is in the business of restoring PARADISE, which we lost, yet hunger for. To those, who have discovered this truth, also discover the truth -- and they are set free to be exactly who they were created to be. They also wonder why it took them so long, and why others cannot see what they now see... But alas, most don't see until it is too late, for most blame the chuch for brainwashing people, while they watch Bart Simpson (a cartoon no less) explain life to them... Sort of weird to me, but what do I know... I'm just one of those that has discovered the truth -- and it HAS set me free.
I'm off to other tasks -- this little debate has taken some valuable time out of my schedule, but I thought it worthwhile. Those of you that have PM'd me and responded in a postitive manner know who you are -- thanks! For the rest, I can only hope that you discover what we've discovered before it is too late.
Blesisngs...
assgas: :yelclap: http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=65648&highlight=uttermost+offroad
to recruit "like minded" peoples.... hence my reaction to his newest post. I know some may have been turned off, some probably even whined about it... who cares. If he wants to use 
